It is necessary to strengthen the pressure both in Russia and Putin to achieve an unconditional ceasefire and a sustainable world in Ukraine, the President said.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is afraid of the direct bilateral conversation, which is why he did not go to Turkish Istanbul. This is said by the President of the Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, the State head service said on Saturday, May 17.
According to him, this week there is a real opportunity to take an important step toward the end of the war – to reach the ceasefire – if the meeting between Ukraine and Russia in Turkey took place at the highest level.
“We were really waiting for Putin, but he didn’t appear. We believe he was afraid of the direct bilateral conversation. But after all, I think the decision to replace war prisoners is very important. A thousand people are a lot. And I hope we get this result,” Vladimir Zelensky said in a conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Marc Carney in Rome.
According to the president, that is why it is necessary to increase pressure both in Russia and Putin to achieve an unconditional ceasefire and a sustainable world in Ukraine.
Earlier on Saturday, US President Donald Trump announced negotiations with Zelensky, Putin, as well as representatives of NATO member countries next Monday. Later, the Kremlin confirmed that Putin was preparing for the negotiations with Trump.
Also today, a telephone conversation was held between United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The head of the American Diplomacy said the United States presented a “strong peace plan” and it was time to end the war in Ukraine.
In this regard, the media reported that Putin refused to discuss a peace plan with special US President Steve Witkoff representative, who had already approved Ukraine and Europe. As a result, Witkoff postponed the journey to Putin, says the Financial Times with the three resources.
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